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12389.Tripura is surrounded by ____ in the east
Assam
Mizoram
both (1) and (2)
Bangladesh
13174.Ordinary table salt is sodium chloride. What is baking soda?
Potassium chloride
Potassium carbonate
Potassium hydroxide
Sodium bicarbonate
13235.Most abundant tissues of our body are
muscular
connective
epithelial
nervous
13278.When does the Indonesian settlement in the Malay Peninsula took place?
2400 BC
2300 BC
2200 BC
2100 BC
13332.Which company carries the construction of submarines, missile-boats and destroyers and so on for the India navy and offshore supply vessels and well-head platforms and so on?
Mazgaon Dock Limited (MDL)
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineering Limited (GRSE)
Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL)
None of the above
13429.Sodium metal is kept under
petrol
alcohol
water
kerosene
13453.Potassium Permanganate is used for purifying drinking water, because
it is a sterilising agent
it dissolves the impurities of water
it is a reducing agent
it is an oxidising agent
13515.The island of Sri Lanka formerly known as
Madagascar
Tasmania
Ceylon
None of the above
13526.The largest continent in the world is
Africa
Asia
Australia
Antarctica
13623.What is VCM?
Virtual Connection Manager
Virtual Channel Memory
Voice Controlled Modem
Voice Communications Module
13677.The meridian passing through London is called the
equator
Tropic of Cancer
Prime Meridian of 0$^0$ Meridian
Tropic of Capricorn
13704.The main tributaries of Indus river system are
the Jhelum, the Chenab , the Ravi
the Beas, the Sutlej
both (1) and (2)
None of the above
13749.The minimum values of annual receipts of solar radiation occur at
the equator
the tropics
the arctic
None of the above
13793.The place where material is excavated when the zone of maximum stream velocity approaches the streams bed is called
scoured pools
riffles
ox-bow lakes
flood plain
13803.The rate of infiltration normally declines rapidly during the early part of rainstorm event and reaches a constant value after several hours of rainfall. The factors responsible for this phenomenon are
  1. the filling of fine soil pores with water, which reduces capillary forces
  2. moistened soil, clay particles to swell and reduce the size of pores
  3. raindrop impact breaking up with soil clumps, splashing fine particles into pores
I, II
I, III
II, III
All of the above
9689.How many edges in a cube?
Ten
Twelve
9931.Total number of districts in Tamilnadu
28
32
34
38
10994.The chief purpose of crop rotation is to check the loss of top soil
by water erosion
by wind erosion
by weathering
of its mineral content
11872.Exposure to sunlight helps a person improve his health because
the infrared light kills bacteria in the body
resistance power increases
the pigment cells in the skin get stimulated and produce a healthy tan
the ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D
12150.The typical area of sal forest in the Indian peninsular upland occurs
on the western ghats
between the Tapti and the Narmada
to the north-east of the Godavari
on the Malwa plateau
12190.Which of the following are true with respect to the Indian Peninsular Plateau?
I. The southern plateau block is formed mainly of granite and gneiss
II. The Deccan lava plateau is an elevated tableland consisting of horizontally arranged lava sheets
III. The Malwa plateau dominates the Vindhyam scraps, forming the northern flank of the plateau
IV. The trough of the Narmada and Tapti are interposed between the Vindhyan and the Satpura ranges
Choose the right code from below.
I, II and III
I and II
I, II, III and IV
I, III and IV
12226.The literacy rate of Andaman & Nicobar Islands is
81.18 per cent
80.76 per cent
79.23 per cent
78.11 per cent
12320.The objective of Indias space programme was
mass communication and education via satellite
survey and management of natural resources
development of indigenous satellites and satellite launch vehicles
All of the above
12371.The UN charter was finalized at ___ and become effective on ___ .
San Francisco, 24th October, 1945
Dumbarton Oaks, 5th March, 1944
Yalta, 2nd February, 1945
Teheran, 24th October, 1943
13411.The average salinity of sea water is
3%
3.5%
2.5%
2%
13418.The element common to all acids is
hydrogen
carbon
sulphur
oxygen
13736.The major pedogenic process acting on soils at the macro scale are
laterisation and podsolisation
calcification and salinisation
salinisation and gleisation
All of the above
10973.Eritrea, which became the 182nd member of the UN in 1993, is in the continent of
Asia
Africa
Europe
Australia
11903.First International Peace Congress was held in London in
1564 AD
1798 AD
1843 AD
1901 AD
11936.India participated in Olympics Hockey in
1918
1928
1938
1948
12002.Olympic creed and oath was composed by ____ the founder of modern Olympics.
Rev Father Didon
Baron Pierre de Coubertin
Norman Pitchard
None of the above
12003.Kathak, Nauntanki, Jhora and Kajri are the important dances of
Uttaranchal
Uttar Pradesh
Jharkhand
Chhattisgarh
12039.Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) is famous for
brass ware
sandal oil
newsprint factory
penicillin factory
12118.Satyajit Ray received Magsaysay Award for journalism, literature and creative communication arts in
1963
1965
1966
1967
12242.The highest rank in Army is that of
Brigadier
General
Lieutenant General
Major General
12252.The Indian space programme began in
1961
1962
1965
1969
12274.The ruling party of Singapore, where no opposition parties are allowed is called
People`s Party
People`s Action Party
Labour Party
Communist Party
12339.The theory of utilitarianism was expounded by
Jeremy Bentham (1748-1836)
James Mill(1773-1839)
Henry Sidgwick (1838-1900)
All of the above
12345.The trophies and cups awarded for cricket are
McDowells Challenge cup and World cup
Federation cup
Moin-ud-Dowla cup and B. C. Gupta cup
None of the above
12388.Value Added Tax (VAT) is
indirect tax levied at each stage of production and distribution, from the primary produce to the retailer
tax calculated on the selling price, but in declaring the liability to the government, the seller is allowed to deduct any tax paid by him when he bought the goods
both (1) and (2)
None of the above
13245.Plants that grow under average temperature and moisture are called
halophytes
hydrophytes
mesophytes
xerophytes
13327.When was pottery developed in the Indus Valley?
5000 BC
6000 BC
3500 BC
2600 BC
13345.The first step to getting output from a laser is to excite an active medium. What is this process called?
Pumping
Exciting
Priming
Raising
13359.Sometimes computers and cache registers in a foodmart are connected to a UPS system. What does UPS mean?
United Parcel Service
Uniform Product Support
Under Paneling Storage
Uninterruptable Power Supply
11934.In which season do we need more fat?
Rainy season
Spring
Winter
Summer
12053.Jeevan Rekha (Life line) express is
first hospital on wheels in the world
first railway express
oldest train
None of the above
12087.Paleontology is a branch of science that deals with the
behavior of animals
origin and growth of plants
the forms of life as revealed by fossils of animals or plants
formation of new stars
12202.The headquarter of Assam Rifles at
Shillong
Kohima
Aizawl
Itanagar
12245.The legislature of Sikkim is
Unicameral
Bicameral
Polycameral
None of the above
12271.The sacred place of the followers of Shintoism is
Central shrine of Ise (Central of Japan)
Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo
both are correct
None of the above
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